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HD Loader is a program for the PlayStation 2 video game console which allows users to play games installed on the optional hard drive peripheral via PlayStation 2 Network Adaptor. The games can be copied to the hard drive from within the program, or by using a computer with image dumping software that outputs to a specific custom format.
PCSX2 is a free and open-source emulator of the PlayStation 2 for x86 computers. It supports most PlayStation 2 video games with a high level of compatibility and functionality, and also supports a number of improvements over gameplay on a traditional PlayStation 2, such as the ability to use higher resolutions than native, anti-aliasing and texture filtering. [6]
PlayStation 2 software is distributed on CD-ROM and DVD-ROM. In addition, the console can play audio CDs and DVD movies, and is backwards compatible with original PlayStation games. This is accomplished through the inclusion of the original PlayStation's CPU which also serves as the PS2's I/O processor, clocked at 36.864 MHz in PS2 mode. [1]
On February 27, 2024, Nintendo filed a lawsuit against Tropic Haze LLC, the legal entity behind Yuzu. [43] Later, on March 4, 2024, Tropic Haze settled their lawsuit with Nintendo for $2.4 million, and took down the source code, Patreon, Discord, and website for Yuzu as well as a Nintendo 3DS Emulator created by the same company called Citra. [44]
Yuzu (sometimes stylized in lowercase) is a discontinued free and open-source emulator of the Nintendo Switch, developed in C++. Yuzu was announced to be in development on January 14, 2018, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] 10 months after the release of the Nintendo Switch.
Unlike PlayStation 2 Classics on the PS3, the PS4 and PS5 releases run at a higher resolution and may feature Trophies, [1] Remote Play and Share Play. [2] PlayStation 4 releases are also playable on PlayStation 5. There are 71 downloadable games out of the 4491 originally released for PlayStation 2. [a]
The top five is rounded out by Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) selling 14.2 million units, Gran Turismo 4 (2004) with 11.76 million units sold, and Grand Theft Auto III (2001) with 11.6 million units sold. There are a total of 164 PlayStation 2 games on this list which are confirmed to have sold or shipped at least one million units.
This is a list of games that supported the online functionality of the Sony PlayStation 2 video game console. Many games have been brought back due to servers run and operated by fans such as PS2Online and the SOCOM Community server.